Spanish Games For Kids

By Noah M. Benjamin

Learning Spanish has numerous of amazing benefits for children, and Spanish games for kids are one of the best ways for children to learn Spanish. As long as Spanish learning is made fun or natural, a child will have no problem with it. I use a few different Spanish games with my kids that have worked wonders in helping them learn Spanish. They are listed in this article.

The best way for a child to learn another language is just like they learned their first language -- through immersion. All people learned their first language by simply being surrounded by it, and by age two, we were almost all basically conversational. Use these same immersion techniques, but with twists, and your child will excel with their second language as well.

My kids' favorite Spanish game is a word game we play. We use computer software that flashes an item on the screen, and we have to figure out what the word is. We get more points if we guess it right on the first try, less on the second try, even less on the third try, and so on. I make sure to play along with my kids to keep them interested, but they usually end up taking over my computer and playing it by themselves!

Of course, word games can also be played with physical flash cards. You will have to keep score manually.

I also make a game of speaking to my children randomly in Spanish, and the first to give me the correct response -- in Spanish -- wins a prize, for example the "master chair" at dinner that night. If you don't know Spanish yourself, I would recommend making a similar game with Spanish learning software -- have them do a lesson together and make a similar competition.

Whatever method you choose, if you just use Spanish games for kids and make Spanish learning fun for your children, they will naturally immerse themselves in it and will pick up the language in a very short amount of time. Good luck!

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